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View of the side entrance to the hypostyle hall of the Temple of Isis, Philae, Egypt. To the left and right of the entrance are Christian crosses made by Copts who re-used the building for Christian worship after 550 AD. The construction of the temple dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian goddess Isis on the island of Philae started during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus in the 3rd century BC and was completed by his successor Ptolemy III Euergetes. It was the last remaining outpost of the Ancient Egyptian religion when the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian closed it down in c550. After damage caused by flooding after the construction of the Aswan Dam, the temple complex was moved, piece by piece, to the nearby island of Agilkai in 1977-1980

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View of the side entrance to the hypostyle hall of the Temple of Isis, Philae, Egypt. To the left and right of the entrance are Christian crosses made by Copts who re-used the building for Christian worship after 550 AD. The construction of the temple dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian goddess Isis on the island of Philae started during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus in the 3rd century BC and was completed by his successor Ptolemy III Euergetes. It was the last remaining outpost of the Ancient Egyptian religion when the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian closed it down in c550. After damage caused by flooding after the construction of the Aswan Dam, the temple complex was moved, piece by piece, to the nearby island of Agilkai in 1977-1980

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Werner Forman Archive / Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence

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Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence

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Image sizes (pixel):
4606 X 3063
Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi):
38 X 25
Image sizes (MB):
3.35
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RGB